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hongthai
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I have the same problem (not the excessive workout). A firmer mattress (which I used to not like) seems to be the answer. Hotel put a board under my pillow top (it unzips) and it helps a lot. You don't need a board but a higher quality, firmer mattress with a great pillow top (more than 2 inches) should help a lot. P.S. I am older than you and a former athlete, and golfer.
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July 14 I went to CW to apply for a Retirement Visa. After the normal bureaucratic nonsense, I will not comment on a figure that was written on a paper I guess to approve one aspect.
Anyway I was rejected and here's the explanation I received. I arrived at the end of January, visa exempt, did my 30 day trip to Laos and returned March 1.
Went to Phuket to visit friends, several days later my return flights (scheduled for March 30) were cancelled. I applied for the 30 day extension with Embassy letter and it was granted to stay until April 30. Meanwhile on April 23 (I seem to recall) the Gov't announced an amnesty until July 31 as you all know.
The Retirement visa instructions state that it must be applied for more than 15 days before the expiration of current visa expiration which I took to be July 31. I was told that has nothing to do with visa expiration, that I should have applied well before April 30. Now, the country was under lockdown, international arrivals banned and there was a state of emergency so how were people suppose to renew whatever visa they had that was going to expire sometime during the amnesty. I think there are many in this situation, but wonder if they received the same answer.
In discussing the situation the officer said WAIT, and then I would have to apply at Muang Thong Thani for an extension of stay. I wondered, wait for what? There is not much time left until July 31 and there is a four day holiday July 25-28!!
My feeling, is there might not be amnesty so to speak but an instruction to apply for extensions during August. The officer never said or suggested to me to apply right away due to the impending end of the amnesty.
A fellow guest at my hotel who has another type of visa heard the exact same words from the person he deals with.
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Just yesterday March, 25 I went to Im at Phuket Town to apply for a 30 day
extension due to Covid-19. I had all the forms completed already including an email letter from the US Embassy that I requested early Tuesday morning by email and received later Tuesday morning by email. Yes I was surprised too! Since this was the first 30 day extension request due to Covids, I was told the Embassy letter was not required and handed back to me. IO stated it would be required for the next 30 day extension due to Covids. I remember earlier reading somewhere this same message about it only be required for the second 30 day extension due to Covids.
Like other offices, it was a zoo so I arrived at 7:40 (hours 08:30-16:30). Of course it rained before so it became nice and humid and I was drenched by the time the doors opened at 08:30. Evidently it is not only the Chinese that do not know how to queue as dozens of foreigners tired to cut in, mostly Euros and Russians. The handing out of queue numbers was chaotic. I had to physically prevent the cutters from jumping in. Anyway, all done and out by 10:00.
Btw, in reading many posts here, I find the guy who really understands all the nuances and interpretations is Ubonjoe. Listen to him if you want accurate information. Of course we all know that things vary by office and by officer!
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March 19, 2006, US$ got 38.96. Much higher than that earlier after Asian Financial crisis. Hit 36 in 2005.!!
90 Day Reporting
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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I have to report with new Retirement Visa in person since i recently returned from US.
Is the 90 day in person back to Chaeng Wattana? And Is an appointment required?